Yearbook 2008
Bahamas. In April, the US Coast Guard made a tragic
finding off the coast of Bahamas; 20 refugees (probably
Haitians) were found dead in the waters a few miles outside
Nassau. Their boat had crashed and only three people could
be rescued. Coastguards had been alerted by fishermen who
heard the distress call.
According to
Countryaah reports, thousands of Haitians leave their home country each year
to go to any wealthier Caribbean state or the United States
without paper. The refugees often get off in bad boats. In
2007, over 60 Haitians drowned in the waters around the
Bahamas.
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